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Morning Call – Tuesday 4 May 2021

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 AirInsight US Airline Index Top Aviation News Stories Commercial Aviation Airbus A321 freighter – synergy between costs and convenience – AJOT Bye Aerospace, L3Harris Technologies team develop all-electric multi-mission composite aircraft – CompositesWorld Mitsubishi SpaceJet builder slashes capital 99% to…

Insight: Change Comes Slowly in Aviation

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Change comes slowly in aviation. While technology has improved immensely in recent years, aviation regulators loathe changing processes that are essentially obsolete and less safe than they should be. There is an inertia in aviation regulation much akin to the…

Cargo saves the day for ANA

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Despite higher than anticipated cost reductions, All Nippon Airways (ANA) has been unable to compensate for the “extremely large reduction in operating revenues” it endured in 2020. The Japanese airline suffered a net loss of  ¥-451.3 billion compared to ¥59.3 billion…

Boeing’s MAX challenges

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Boeing’s MAX faces challenges again.  The program is a cause of ongoing concern to both the OEM and its lessor and airline customers.  The 737 remains the most successful jet program and has built a strong following.  The 737 has…